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DTMCUT - model and evaluate cut and fill volumes

 

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DTMCUT

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Introduction

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This process allows the modeling and evaluation of cut and fill volumes, based on original and updated wireframe surfaces (DTMs).

How to use

Both cut and fill volumes will be separately evaluated, and both will be described in an output block model, whose block sizes are controlled by an input block model prototype. This input prototype can also define a rotated model structure, which will be honored as supplied.

A supplied cut attribute field is used for the assignment of the cut and fill volumes. The user therefore supplies the name of this new (numeric) field, and what values will be assigned within 'cut' blocks and 'filled' blocks. This enables clear identification of cut and fill volumes, for both evaluation and plotting/display purposes.

An optional perimeter file may also be supplied, to split the cut and fill volumes into separate regions for evaluation purposes. This allows the cuts to be evaluated in separate mining strips or partitions. These perimeters are treated as boundaries as viewed in an XY plan i.e. the elevations of the perimeters are ignored. If such perimeters are supplied, an optional attribute field can also be defined, to further divide the evaluation data as required.

The degree of accuracy is controlled by the supplied cell splitting parameter. This parameter is utilized in exactly the same manner as the SPLITS parameter in the TRIFIL process.

Density values must be supplied for the cut and fill material, for use in the subsequent tonnage calculation. These values will also be placed into the density field (whose name is user-defined) of the output cut/fill block model.

The output results file contains all the evaluated tonnages and volumes, split by cut, fill and perimeter attribute. This results file is automatically also written out as a .csv file, for easy import into spreadsheet programs.


Files, Fields and Parameters

Input Files

Name

Description

I/O Status

Required

Type

WIRETR1

Triangle file of original wireframe surface (DTM).

Input

Yes

Wireframe triangle

WIREPT1

Point file of original wireframe surface (DTM).

Input

Yes

Wireframe points

WIRETR2

Triangle file of update wireframe surface (DTM).

Input

Yes

Wireframe triangle

WIREPT2

Point file of update wireframe surface (DTM).

Input

Yes

Wireframe points

PROTO

Input block model prototype.

Input

Yes

Block model

PERIMIN

Optional input perimeter file controlling sub-division of cut-and-fill volumes.

Input

No

Perimeter file

Output Files

Name

I/O Status

Required

Type

Description

CUTMODOU

Output

Yes

Block model

Output block model of cut and fill volumes.

RESULTS

Output

Yes

Results file

Output evaluation results data file.

Fields

Name

Description

Source

Required

Type

Default

DENSITY

Density field in output block model.

MODELIN

Yes

Numeric

Undefined

CUTFLD

Output numeric field defining cut and fill volumes.

 

Yes

Numeric

Undefined

ATTRIB

Optional attribute field from input perimeter file.

PERIMIN

No

Any

Undefined

Parameters

Name

Description

Required

Default

Range

Values

CUTDEN

Density of cut volumes.

Yes

1

0,99999

 

FILLDEN

Density of filled volumes.

Yes

1

0,99999

 

SPLITS

Subcell splitting of cut and fill block model.

Yes

0

0,3

 

CUTVAL

Value assigned to CUTFLD for cells inside cut volume.

Yes

-1

 

 

FILLVAL

Value assigned to CUTFLD for cells inside fill volume.

Yes

1

 

 


Notes

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Example

!DTMCUT

&WIRETR1(surftr), &WIREPT1(surfpt), &WIRETR2(updtr), &WIREPT2(updpt), &PROTO(modprot),&PERIMIN(striper),&CUTMODOU(cutmod), &RESULTS(cutres), *DENSITY(DENSITY),*CUTFLD(CUTFLD),*ATTRIB(STRIP), @CUTDEN=2.7,@FILLDEN=1.8,@SPLITS=2,@CUTVAL=-1,@FILLVAL=1

 

Input:

  • Wireframe of original topography

  • Wireframe of updated topography

  • Cut and Fill densities

 

 

 

Output:

  • Block model of Cut and Fill Volumes

 

 

 

 

  • Cut and Fill  evaluation results output as .dm and as .csv files

 


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